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Brent Geiberger

Brent Andrew Geiberger (born May 22, 1968) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He is the son of golfer Al Geiberger.

Brent Geiberger
Personal information
Full nameBrent Andrew Geiberger
Born (1968-05-22) May 22, 1968 (age 56)
Santa Barbara, California
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidencePalm Desert, California
Career
CollegeCollege of the Desert
Pepperdine University
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking37 (July 2, 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2000
PGA ChampionshipT71: 1998
U.S. OpenCUT: 1998, 2002
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Early life

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Geiberger was born in Santa Barbara, California. He attended College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California, winning eight junior college tournaments. He also attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and was a member of the golf team.[2]

Career

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Geiberger turned pro in 1993,[3] and initially played on the Nike Tour. Geiberger has won two PGA Tour events. His first win came in 1999 at the Canon Greater Hartford Open, and his second was at the 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.[3][4] He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.[5]

In 1998, Geiberger and his father made history when they became the first father-son combination to compete in the PGA Championship.[3] His brother, John, is coach of the Pepperdine University golf team that won the 1997 NCAA Division I Golf Championship.[2]

Geiberger hit the first shot at the first PGA Tour event played in Mexico, the 2008 OHL Classic at Mayakoba.[6]

Geiberger has not played a PGA Tour event since withdrawing from the 2009 Wyndham Championship.[7]

Professional wins (2)

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PGA Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Aug 1, 1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open −18 (66-63-66-67=262) 3 strokes   Skip Kendall
2 Oct 17, 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro −18 (66-67-71-66=270) 2 strokes   Michael Allen

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T71 CUT CUT CUT

Note: Geiberger never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
The Players Championship CUT T46 CUT T70 CUT CUT WD WD

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Match Play R64 R64
Championship T55 NT1
Invitational T46

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 26 2000 Ending 2 Jul 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "1999 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 82–83 (sectuon 2).
  3. ^ a b c "Geiberger wins GHO with record score". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. August 2, 1999. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro results - PGA Golf Leaderboard". Fox Sports. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Official World Golf Ranking for 2002". Golf Today. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Golf's stage in Mexico grows". PGA Tour. April 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "Brent Geiberger – Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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